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Google Signs Pentagon AI Deal Amid Employee Revolt

Google has entered a classified agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense that lets the Pentagon use the company’s artificial‑intelligence models for “any lawful government purpose,” including sensitive military tasks. The move comes despite an open letter signed by more than 600 Google employees urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse the contract, citing concerns over lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Google says the deal includes safeguards against domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons without human oversight, while the Pentagon declined to comment. The controversy revives memories of the 2018 Project Maven protests and raises fresh questions about corporate responsibility in national‑security AI work.

OpenAI Inserts Goblin Ban Into Codex Coding Agent Instructions

OpenAI has added a specific rule to the instruction set of its Codex coding agent that bars the model from mentioning goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons or any other creature unless directly relevant. The clause, repeated several times in the Codex CLI, follows a wave of user reports that the latest GPT‑5.5 model was whimsically referencing such entities while generating code. OpenAI did not comment on the change, but staff acknowledgment and a surge of meme‑filled posts suggest the company is quietly curbing the odd behavior amid growing competition in AI‑driven software development.

Elon Musk Testifies in OpenAI Lawsuit, Warns Jury About Charity Looting

Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Oakland, framing his lawsuit against OpenAI as a defense of charitable trust rather than a personal profit dispute. The billionaire claims the nonprofit he funded with $44 million was betrayed when OpenAI’s leaders turned the organization into a for‑profit entity, a move he says threatens the foundation of charitable giving in the United States. Musk seeks up to $134 billion in damages for the nonprofit, the removal of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, and a court order to revert OpenAI to nonprofit status. OpenAI’s lawyers argue Musk originally supported a for‑profit conversion and is now using the courts to damage a competitor.

OpenAI's missed growth targets trigger steep sell‑offs in AI‑linked stocks

The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI fell short of internal revenue and user‑growth goals, including a target of one billion weekly ChatGPT users by the end of 2025. The company dismissed the story as "clickbait" and said its business is "firing on all cylinders," but investors reacted sharply. Shares of Oracle, CoreWeave, SoftBank and several chip makers dropped between 5% and 10% as the market reassessed the massive compute spending commitments tied to OpenAI's projected revenue growth.

Elon Musk frames AI battle as humanity’s survival in OpenAI trial

In a California courtroom, Elon Musk spent hours recounting his life story and positioning his business ventures as safeguards for humanity. Testifying against OpenAI co‑founder Sam Altman, Musk argued that artificial intelligence could either usher in a utopian future or trigger catastrophic ruin, and that his companies—from SpaceX to Tesla—were built to protect the species. The testimony, which painted Altman as a charitable thief, underscored Musk’s broader narrative that his entrepreneurial pursuits are driven by existential concerns rather than profit.

Elon Musk Testifies in High-Stakes Trial Against OpenAI Leadership

Elon Musk took the stand Wednesday in a federal jury trial in California, accusing OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of breaching the nonprofit's charter and enriching themselves at the expense of its mission. The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft and OpenAI as defendants, alleges fraud, unjust enrichment and a illegal shift to a for‑profit structure. Witnesses slated to appear include Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, CTO Kevin Scott and former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, now heading Thinking Machines Lab. Musk seeks a court order to strip Altman and Brockman of authority and unwind OpenAI’s for‑profit conversion.